Lucette Moatti – Modernization of the grandes écoles: the influence of gender relations on educational pathways

This thesis aims to analyze the experiences of students at elite schools in order to understand the influence of gender on the integration of professional models specific to power. Situated halfway between a sociology of elites and gender, it aims to analyze the gender norms conveyed in these educational spaces, their effects on gender relations, and the diversity of forms in which they are appropriated. The comparative approach will shed light on the diversity of factors that favor the appropriation of specific gender relations: between the division of academic knowledge, the influence of gender diversity rates, and positioning in the social space. Ultimately, it will therefore make it possible to question the gendered division of space in grandes écoles, an issue that has recently been raised by the institutions themselves.